diff --git a/src/gba/gba-serialize.c b/src/gba/gba-serialize.c
index 42cc90054..dabcf072b 100644
--- a/src/gba/gba-serialize.c
+++ b/src/gba/gba-serialize.c
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ void GBADeserialize(struct GBA* gba, struct GBASerializedState* state) {
 	memcpy(gba->cpu.bankedRegisters, state->cpu.bankedRegisters, 6 * 7 * sizeof(int32_t));
 	memcpy(gba->cpu.bankedSPSRs, state->cpu.bankedSPSRs, 6 * sizeof(int32_t));
 	gba->cpu.executionMode = gba->cpu.cpsr.t ? MODE_THUMB : MODE_ARM;
-	ARMSetPrivilegeMode(&gba->cpu, gba->cpu.cpsr.priv);
+	gba->cpu.privilegeMode = gba->cpu.cpsr.priv;
 	gba->cpu.memory->setActiveRegion(gba->cpu.memory, gba->cpu.gprs[ARM_PC]);
 
 	GBAMemoryDeserialize(&gba->memory, state);